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Epstein’s Silicon Valley connections went beyond Gates and Musk
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Epstein’s Silicon Valley connections went beyond Gates and Musk

Printed documents available at Epstein Library on the U.S. Department of Justice website are seen in this illustration photo. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The U.S. Justice Department’s latest release of millions of documents related to the notorious sex criminal and financier Jeffrey Epstein has shed more light on the relationships he built with […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Watch Japan’s yen and government bond yields as Takaichi storms to an election victory
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CNBC Daily Open: Watch Japan’s yen and government bond yields as Takaichi storms to an election victory

Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Toru Hanai | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s Sanae Takaichi and her ruling Liberal Democratic Party overwhelmingly found the support of voters in a Sunday election, sweeping a supermajority — […]

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Elon Musk wants to be a trillionaire — here’s how SpaceX may get him there
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Elon Musk wants to be a trillionaire — here’s how SpaceX may get him there

Elon Musk’s journey to becoming the world’s first trillionaire will likely be powered by rockets rather than cars, as SpaceX now accounts for nearly two-thirds of the Tesla CEO’s wealth. Musk became the first person ever to top the $800 billion mark this week, with his net worth now around $845 billion, according to Forbes. […]

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OpenAI executives were on a tear this week trying to quell critics
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OpenAI executives were on a tear this week trying to quell critics

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ahead of the Super Bowl on Sunday, OpenAI has been busy playing defense.  CEO Sam Altman and a wave of senior […]

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How America’s EV retreat is increasing China’s control of global markets
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How America’s EV retreat is increasing China’s control of global markets

A large number of new energy vehicles for export park at a car terminal on the Hangzhou section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, on June 2, 2025. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images DETROIT — The unraveling of the U.S. electric vehicle push is increasingly raising concerns of an existential […]

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Voyager Technologies CEO says space data center cooling problem still needs to be solved
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Voyager Technologies CEO says space data center cooling problem still needs to be solved

Voyager Technologies‘ CEO Dylan Taylor said two years would be an “aggressive” timeframe for space data centers and cooling remains a problem for the developing technology. While SpaceX has the heavy lift rockets to bring components to space, Taylor told CNBC’s Morgan Brennan that the lack of a cooling solution to transfer the heat remains […]

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Tesla maintains competitive showing in China-made EV sales despite industry headwinds
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Tesla maintains competitive showing in China-made EV sales despite industry headwinds

Tesla remained a strong contender in Beijing’s competitive electric vehicle scene, as the company’s China-produced EV sales grew modestly in January from the year before, amid a broader industry slowdown. According to data published by the China Passenger Car Association on Wednesday, January deliveries from Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory rose by 9% to 69,129 units, from […]

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Chinese solar stocks rally on reports Elon Musk’s Space X, Tesla staff visited suppliers
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Chinese solar stocks rally on reports Elon Musk’s Space X, Tesla staff visited suppliers

A car travels past photovoltaic panels at the Al Dhafra Solar project, constructed by Electricite de France SA (EDF) and Jinko Power Technology Co. Ltd., in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Jan 31, 2023. Christopher Pike | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Chinese solar panel makers surged Wednesday after local media reported […]

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‘Muskonomy’ shakeup: SpaceX valuation approaches Tesla’s after merger with xAI
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‘Muskonomy’ shakeup: SpaceX valuation approaches Tesla’s after merger with xAI

Elon Musk waves to the crowd during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. Denis Balibouse | Reuters Elon Musk’s move to combine SpaceX with his cash-burning artificial intelligence venture xAI signals a changing of the guard within his corporate empire. Tesla has been the source of Musk’s […]

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Musk’s xAI, SpaceX combo is the biggest merger of all time, valued at .25 trillion
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Musk’s xAI, SpaceX combo is the biggest merger of all time, valued at $1.25 trillion

Elon Musk’s rocket maker SpaceX has acquired his artificial intelligence startup xAI in a deal that will value the company at $1.25 trillion, CNBC’s David Faber confirmed Tuesday. The record-setting transaction is the largest merger of all time and values SpaceX at $1 trillion and xAI at $250 billion, according to documents viewed by CNBC. […]

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